French Polynesia

Polynésie françaisePōrīnetia Farāni

DependencyPolynesia, Oceania

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Population

282,783

2026 · UN WPPProjection

GDP

$6.32 billion

2024 · World Bank WDIActual

GDP / capita

$22,440

2024 · World Bank WDIActual

Life expectancy

84.4 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Area

3,471 km²

2023 · World Bank WDIActual

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

French Polynesia is dependency in Polynesia, Oceania.

Every figure names its source, year, and whether it is an actual value, an estimate, or a projection. Missing values stay missing.

ISO alpha-2: PF
ISO alpha-3: PYF
UN M49: 258
Wikidata: Q30971

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 282,783
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 283,076
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: 0.2 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 76.8 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Polynesia’s density is below the Polynesia median of 79.4 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 36.7 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Polynesia’s median age is above the Polynesia median of 29.1 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 102 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 1.5 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Polynesia’s tfr is below the Polynesia median of 2.4 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 10.3 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: −1,158
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −4.1 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Urban population: 61.8%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
French Polynesia’s urban is close to Polynesia median of 61.8% (5 profiles with 2025 data), and close to median of 63.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population ages 0–14: 18.5%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 15–64: 69.6%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 65 and above: 11.9%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
French Polynesia’s ages 65+ is above the Polynesia median of 7% (5 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 7.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population of French Polynesia. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	63,592	estimate
1960	82,780	estimate
1970	112,030	estimate
1980	153,983	estimate
1990	201,756	estimate
2000	238,442	estimate
2010	270,026	estimate
2020	278,819	estimate
2030	285,221	projection
2040	289,157	projection
2050	285,207	projection
2060	271,318	projection
2070	252,163	projection
2080	231,188	projection
2090	209,291	projection
2100	187,920	projection
2101	185,805	projection

Age structure of French Polynesia as a share of population. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	Ages 65+	Status
1960	2.6% aged 65+	actual
1965	2.5% aged 65+	actual
1970	2.4% aged 65+	actual
1975	2.6% aged 65+	actual
1980	2.9% aged 65+	actual
1985	2.9% aged 65+	actual
1990	3.1% aged 65+	actual
1995	3.5% aged 65+	actual
2000	4.2% aged 65+	actual
2005	5.1% aged 65+	actual
2010	6.2% aged 65+	actual
2015	7.3% aged 65+	actual
2020	9.2% aged 65+	actual
2025	11.9% aged 65+	actual

Economy

National accounts and related World Bank series. Totals are not comparable as “averages” across countries; rates such as GDP per capita include same-year cohort medians where coverage allows.

Gross domestic product: $6.32 billion
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita: $22,440
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP growth: 1.1 percent
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GNI per capita: $24,100
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Unemployment, totalProjection: 11.6 percent of labour force
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
French Polynesia’s unemployment is above the Polynesia median of 5.1 (3 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 5.1 among 178 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Trade: 64.5 percent of GDP
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Access to electricity: 100%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Individuals using the Internet: 72.7%
2017 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Labour force participation rateProjection: 52 percent of population ages 15+
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
French Polynesia’s lfpr is above the Polynesia median of 49.5 (3 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 62 among 174 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Employment-to-population ratioProjection: 45.9 percent of population ages 15+
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
Youth unemployment rateProjection: 36.6 percent of labour force ages 15–24
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)

GDP of French Polynesia in current US dollars. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	GDP	Status
1965	$177 million	actual
1969	$243 million	actual
1973	$431 million	actual
1977	$793 million	actual
1981	$1.23 billion	actual
1985	$1.45 billion	actual
1989	$2.73 billion	actual
1993	$3.54 billion	actual
1997	$3.76 billion	actual
2001	$3.57 billion	actual
2005	$5.71 billion	actual
2009	$6.58 billion	actual
2013	$6.03 billion	actual
2017	$5.83 billion	actual
2021	$5.99 billion	actual
2024	$6.32 billion	actual

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 84.4 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Polynesia’s life expectancy is above the Polynesia median of 73.4 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 4.1 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 82.2 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Polynesia’s life exp. male is above the Polynesia median of 70.5 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 86.9 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Polynesia’s life exp. female is above the Polynesia median of 76.8 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 4.9 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Polynesia’s infant mortality is below the Polynesia median of 8.1 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 5.7 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Polynesia’s u5mr is below the Polynesia median of 9.9 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: 3.8 percent of population
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Youth literacy rate: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Mean years of schooling: 10 years
2007 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
School life expectancy: 10.8 years
1992 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Life expectancy at birth in French Polynesia. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	51.9	estimate
1960	59.4	estimate
1970	62.5	estimate
1980	67.4	estimate
1990	73.9	estimate
2000	79	estimate
2010	81.1	estimate
2020	82.5	estimate
2030	84.9	projection
2040	86.1	projection
2050	87.3	projection
2060	88.3	projection
2070	89.4	projection
2080	90.5	projection
2090	91.5	projection
2100	92.5	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: 3,471 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Surface area: 3,471 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Forest area: 43.1%
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
French Polynesia’s forest is close to Polynesia median of 43.1% (5 profiles with 2023 data), and above the median of 31.8% among 194 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
CO₂ emissions: 0.9 million tonnes
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
CO₂ emissions per capita: 3.3 tonnes per person
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
French Polynesia’s co₂ / capita is above the Polynesia median of 2.7 (7 profiles with 2024 data), and above the median of 2.8 among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions of French Polynesia. Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. OWID / Global Carbon Project, OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project).

Data table

Year	Million tonnes	Status
1955	0	actual
1960	0	actual
1965	0.1	actual
1970	0.2	actual
1975	0.2	actual
1980	0.3	actual
1985	0.6	actual
1990	0.5	actual
1995	0.5	actual
2000	0.7	actual
2005	0.8	actual
2010	0.9	actual
2015	0.8	actual
2020	0.8	actual
2024	0.9	actual

Geography

Region: Oceania
Subregion: Polynesia
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: PYF
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

Outline from Natural Earth 50m Admin 0. Made with Natural Earth. Not a locator map.

Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Dependency
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: FRA
SIDS: Small island developing State

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

World Bank World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators. Vintage 13 July 2026. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Gross domestic product (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)
GDP per capita (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
Land area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
GDP growth (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG)
GNI per capita (2024, actual; series NY.GNP.PCAP.CD)
Trade (2024, actual; series NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)
Prevalence of undernourishment (2023, actual; series SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS)
Urban population (2025, actual; series SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
Population ages 0–14 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS)
Population ages 15–64 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS)
Population ages 65 and above (2025, actual; series SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
Surface area (2023, actual; series AG.SRF.TOTL.K2)
Access to electricity (2024, actual; series EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
Individuals using the Internet (2017, actual; series IT.NET.USER.ZS)
Forest area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.FRST.ZS)
Alternate: Population (2025, actual; series SP.POP.TOTL)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.IN)
Alternate: Population growth rate (2025, actual; series SP.POP.GROW)
Alternate: Population density (2023, actual; series EN.POP.DNST)
Alternate: Total fertility rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.TFRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude birth rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CBRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude death rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CDRT.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (male) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (female) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN)
Alternate: Net number of migrants (2025, actual; series SM.POP.NETM)
Alternate: Unemployment, total (2025, actual; series SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

ILOSTAT

ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual). Vintage ILOSTAT December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Unemployment, total (2026, projection; series UNE_2EAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Labour force participation rate (2026, projection; series EAP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Employment-to-population ratio (2026, projection; series EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Youth unemployment rate (2026, projection; series UNE_2EAP_SEX_AGE_RT)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Mean years of schooling (2007, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)
School life expectancy (1992, actual; series SLE.1T8)

Our World in Data (Global Carbon Project)

OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project). Vintage OWID CO₂ December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

CO₂ emissions (2024, actual; series co2)
CO₂ emissions per capita (2024, actual; series co2_per_capita)

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